The Invention of Truth: A Novel

By Marta Morazzoni

Book Overview

An intertwining of two narratives follows three hundred of the most talented women in a kingdom in Northern France as they bring to life their queen's vision of what will become of the famous Bayeux... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880013761
• ISBN13: 9780880013765
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Ecco Pr
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 0.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

An intriguing read

I read this novella at the recommendation of a friend in just 2 or 3 hours, and that was reading slowly.The experience is hard to describe for me. The skillful intertwining of narratives has already been described by others. The effect is sensitive and deceptively simple. I couldn't help but feel, when I had finished, that there were deeper threads connecting the two stories that I couldn't quite see yet -- much like the threads on the back of needlework can tie together what on the surface is unconnected. I have a sense that by reading it one more time, and one more time after that (etc.) I would gradually see the metaphors that make each story reflect the other.Without doing that, however, be assured that it is enough to read the book once, just to experience its light touch on your mind (and possibly your heart).

Very successful interweaving of two stories

If you were to tell me of a story that focuses on a seamtress working on a medieval tapestry and an art critic of the 19th century, I would immediately question that anyone could write a story interweaving the two. Marta Morazzoni has done it with seamless ease - an incredible read.The common thread is the reading of life through their art - e.g. the seamtress is more impressed with the queen's stitches than her position. Through this comes the title - The Invention of Truth - for both artists read the truth of their lives through their art.